June 29, 2019

It appears as if the Toronto Maple Leafs could be close to shedding Nikita Zaitsev’s $4.5M AAV salary off of their payroll. Hearing OTT/TOR are working on a Zaitsev deal. Might not happen for a couple of days, but it’s in the process. — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) June 29, 2019 Moments after Elliotte Friedman came…

Facts are facts, my friends. Heading into a sure-to-be hectic offseason, the Leafs needed a coach to round out their staff. And Dave Hakstol certainly is one, I guess. It’s probably a safe bet that precisely zero people outside of the Leafs organization foresaw this hiring. Hakstol’s announcement came decidedly out of left field –…

The Martin Marincin era isn’t over yet folks! The Toronto Maple Leafs announced that they have re-signed the 27 year old defenseman to a one year, $700k contract extension today, along with the official announcement of re-signing Michael Hutchinson. Hutchinson and Marincin have signed one-year contracts worth $700,000. #LeafsForever https://t.co/VF7uBJrx8R — Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) June…

The Toronto Maple Leafs will not be making any roster transactions on July 1st if Mitch Marner’s contract situation drags on, but the organization’s front office will certainly still be hard at work as they look to stock up their AHL affiliate. The #leafs have used the UFA window to speak with a number of…